Father: James A Mahony
Mother: Ethel B. Martin
Spouse: Phyllis Dunlap
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Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Saturday, January 9, 1999;
WRITER JIM MAHONY, 81, WAS MAINSTAY IN LORAIN NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST ASSOCIATED FOR 63 YEARS WITH MORNING JOURNAL
Jim Mahony, whose light-hearted columns for the Morning Journal made him the twinkle in Lorain's eye in the words of the newspaper's editor, has died at age 81. Mahony died Thursday at his home.
He had a 63-year career with Lorains daily, put on hold only by his military service. Less than a year ago, he stopped writing his popular daily column, a labor of love that had linked him to thousands of the Morning Journal's readers in northern Ohio.
He was a kind, generous, open-hearted, mischievous man, said Morning Journal Editor John G. Cole. He was the twinkle in Lorain's eye. I don't think he had an enemy in this town.
Mahony was 17 when he started at the paper as a sportswriter the day after he graduated from high school in 1935. He became sports editor three years later. His lifelong joy of covering and participating in sports landed him in the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
His service to the Lorain newspaper was interrupted during World War II, when he served in the Army and worked at the Stars and Stripes newspaper. After the war, he returned to Lorain.
Eventually, he became city editor, then news editor, In the 1960s, he started writing his column, Mahony's Memos. Through that column he became a custodian of Lorain's memories and folklore.
I only had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mr. Mahony - I always called him Mr. Mahony - for eight years, and that's how I would describe it, a real pleasure, He was wonderful man, said Morning Journal Publisher Kevin F. Walsh.
Mahony retired for the first time in 1988. To honor the milestone, the newspaper put together a public Jim Mahony night with an evening of dinner and dancing. The 600 tickets were sold out about a month before the event. He continued to write his column for 10 more years.
A funeral Mass is planned for 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of St. Peter in Lorain.
Mother: Ethel B. Martin
Spouse: Phyllis Dunlap
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Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Saturday, January 9, 1999;
WRITER JIM MAHONY, 81, WAS MAINSTAY IN LORAIN NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST ASSOCIATED FOR 63 YEARS WITH MORNING JOURNAL
Jim Mahony, whose light-hearted columns for the Morning Journal made him the twinkle in Lorain's eye in the words of the newspaper's editor, has died at age 81. Mahony died Thursday at his home.
He had a 63-year career with Lorains daily, put on hold only by his military service. Less than a year ago, he stopped writing his popular daily column, a labor of love that had linked him to thousands of the Morning Journal's readers in northern Ohio.
He was a kind, generous, open-hearted, mischievous man, said Morning Journal Editor John G. Cole. He was the twinkle in Lorain's eye. I don't think he had an enemy in this town.
Mahony was 17 when he started at the paper as a sportswriter the day after he graduated from high school in 1935. He became sports editor three years later. His lifelong joy of covering and participating in sports landed him in the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
His service to the Lorain newspaper was interrupted during World War II, when he served in the Army and worked at the Stars and Stripes newspaper. After the war, he returned to Lorain.
Eventually, he became city editor, then news editor, In the 1960s, he started writing his column, Mahony's Memos. Through that column he became a custodian of Lorain's memories and folklore.
I only had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mr. Mahony - I always called him Mr. Mahony - for eight years, and that's how I would describe it, a real pleasure, He was wonderful man, said Morning Journal Publisher Kevin F. Walsh.
Mahony retired for the first time in 1988. To honor the milestone, the newspaper put together a public Jim Mahony night with an evening of dinner and dancing. The 600 tickets were sold out about a month before the event. He continued to write his column for 10 more years.
A funeral Mass is planned for 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of St. Peter in Lorain.
Father: James A Mahony
Mother: Ethel B. Martin
Spouse: Phyllis Dunlap
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Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Saturday, January 9, 1999;
WRITER JIM MAHONY, 81, WAS MAINSTAY IN LORAIN NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST ASSOCIATED FOR 63 YEARS WITH MORNING JOURNAL
Jim Mahony, whose light-hearted columns for the Morning Journal made him the twinkle in Lorain's eye in the words of the newspaper's editor, has died at age 81. Mahony died Thursday at his home.
He had a 63-year career with Lorains daily, put on hold only by his military service. Less than a year ago, he stopped writing his popular daily column, a labor of love that had linked him to thousands of the Morning Journal's readers in northern Ohio.
He was a kind, generous, open-hearted, mischievous man, said Morning Journal Editor John G. Cole. He was the twinkle in Lorain's eye. I don't think he had an enemy in this town.
Mahony was 17 when he started at the paper as a sportswriter the day after he graduated from high school in 1935. He became sports editor three years later. His lifelong joy of covering and participating in sports landed him in the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
His service to the Lorain newspaper was interrupted during World War II, when he served in the Army and worked at the Stars and Stripes newspaper. After the war, he returned to Lorain.
Eventually, he became city editor, then news editor, In the 1960s, he started writing his column, Mahony's Memos. Through that column he became a custodian of Lorain's memories and folklore.
I only had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mr. Mahony - I always called him Mr. Mahony - for eight years, and that's how I would describe it, a real pleasure, He was wonderful man, said Morning Journal Publisher Kevin F. Walsh.
Mahony retired for the first time in 1988. To honor the milestone, the newspaper put together a public Jim Mahony night with an evening of dinner and dancing. The 600 tickets were sold out about a month before the event. He continued to write his column for 10 more years.
A funeral Mass is planned for 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of St. Peter in Lorain.
Mother: Ethel B. Martin
Spouse: Phyllis Dunlap
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Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Saturday, January 9, 1999;
WRITER JIM MAHONY, 81, WAS MAINSTAY IN LORAIN NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST ASSOCIATED FOR 63 YEARS WITH MORNING JOURNAL
Jim Mahony, whose light-hearted columns for the Morning Journal made him the twinkle in Lorain's eye in the words of the newspaper's editor, has died at age 81. Mahony died Thursday at his home.
He had a 63-year career with Lorains daily, put on hold only by his military service. Less than a year ago, he stopped writing his popular daily column, a labor of love that had linked him to thousands of the Morning Journal's readers in northern Ohio.
He was a kind, generous, open-hearted, mischievous man, said Morning Journal Editor John G. Cole. He was the twinkle in Lorain's eye. I don't think he had an enemy in this town.
Mahony was 17 when he started at the paper as a sportswriter the day after he graduated from high school in 1935. He became sports editor three years later. His lifelong joy of covering and participating in sports landed him in the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
His service to the Lorain newspaper was interrupted during World War II, when he served in the Army and worked at the Stars and Stripes newspaper. After the war, he returned to Lorain.
Eventually, he became city editor, then news editor, In the 1960s, he started writing his column, Mahony's Memos. Through that column he became a custodian of Lorain's memories and folklore.
I only had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mr. Mahony - I always called him Mr. Mahony - for eight years, and that's how I would describe it, a real pleasure, He was wonderful man, said Morning Journal Publisher Kevin F. Walsh.
Mahony retired for the first time in 1988. To honor the milestone, the newspaper put together a public Jim Mahony night with an evening of dinner and dancing. The 600 tickets were sold out about a month before the event. He continued to write his column for 10 more years.
A funeral Mass is planned for 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of St. Peter in Lorain.
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